Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-21
Los ANGELES DAILY HERALD. MARCH 21. 1887.

favor thereof, hereby propose that section
seventeen, OF Article vi, OF the Constitution
follows:
Section IT. The Justices of the Supreme
Court, and Judges of the Superior Court
shall severally, az stated times during their
services, compensation which ehall not be
increased or diminished after their election,
nor during the term for which they shall
have been elected. The salary Of the Jus.
the state. One-half OF the salary Of each
Superior Court Judge shall be paid by the
State; the other half thereof shall be paid
by the county for which he Is elected. The
preme Court shall be seven thousand FIVE
hundred dollars (s75Oo) each, and the Su.
preme Court Commissioners six thousand
dollars ($6O0O) each. Until otherwise
changed BY the legislature. the superior
Court Judges shall receive an ann snnuaa sa,sIy
monthly, except the Judges OF the city and
county Of San Francisco. and the counties
Of Alameda, Los Angeles, Santa Glars Yubs
and Suttor combined, Sacramento, Butte,
and Tehams, who shall receive. FIVE thou
sand dollars, and the Judges of the COUNTIES
of rulare, Monterey, Son0ma and San 1oa-
quin shall receive four thousand dollars
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
A Resolution to propose an amendmentto to
section eight, OF Article XI, Of the Con-
stitution Of the State of California, re-
lsting to the framing OF charter for
cities OF more than one hundred thou
sand Inhabitants, and for cities OF over
ten thousand and less than one hundred
thousand Inhabitants.
Resolved, That the Legislature of the
State of California. at its regular session,
commencing on the third day of January,
oiobtann hunGrpd and ofphtv.sQve twn-
thirds of all the members elected to each OF
the two Houses Of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof. hereby propose that sec
tion eight, of Article XI, of the Constitu-
ton of said State, be amended so as to read
as follows:
Section s. Any city containing a popula.
tion OF mere than one hundred thousand
inhabitants may frame charter for its own
government consistent with and subject to
the Constitution and laws of this State, by
shall have been for ut least five years quail.
fled electors thereof, to be elected by the
qualified voters of such city, at any general
or special election, whose duty 1t shall be.
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose a charter for such city.
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members OF such Board, or a majority of
them. and returned, one copy. thereof to the
Mayor, or other chief executive
S the Of ReeoSe sosa city u 'na DEEDS the Of other ss
county. such proposed charter shall
then be published in two daily papers of
general circulation in such city, for at least
twenty days; and within not less than thirty
days after such publication 1t shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors OF such city,
at general or special election, and II a ma.
jority of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same, 1t shall there
approval or rejection as whole, without
power of alteration or amendment; and II
approved by a ma ajority vote of the members
elected to- each House, it shall become the
cha ter OF such city, or II such city be con-
solidated with county. then of such city
and county, and shall become the organic
law thereof, and supersede any existing
charter. and all amendments thereof, and
all special laws Inconsistent with such char
ter. A copy of such charter, certified by The
Mayor, or chief executive officer, and au-
thenticated by the seal Of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, ard its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicIte. and deposited, one in
after being recorded in the office of the Re.
corder of Deeds of the county. among the
archives of the city. All Courts shall take
judicial notice thereof. The charter SO
| ratified may be amended at intervals OF not
less than two years. by proposals therefor,
submitted by legislative authority of the
city to the qualified voters thereof, at gen.
er al or special election held at least sixty
days after the publication of such proposals,
| aud ratified by at least three-ifths of the
proved by the Legislature as herein pro-
vided for the approval of the charter. In
| submitting any such charter, or amendment
thereto, any alternative article or PROPOSE
tion may be presented for the choice of the
without prejudice to others. Amy city
d1n5anlas an en houssad p1pdpatodd aod not S
Il A.
tants may frame charter for its own gov.
ernm ent, con istent with and subject TO the
Constitution and laws of this State, by caus-
ing Board of fifteen freeholders. who shall
have been for at least FIVE years qualified
electors thereof. to be elected by the quail
fed voters of said city, at any general or
| spec cial election, whose duty 1t shall be.
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members of such Board, or a majority of
them, and returned, one copy thereofto the
Mayor. or other chief executive of said city,
| and the other to the Recorder of the county.
Such proposed charter shall then be pub
lation in such city, for at least twenty days;
and the first publication shall be made
within twenty days after the completion OF
the charter; and within 70. less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of said city,
| at general or special election, and If O
majority of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same, it shall there
after be sub nitted to the Legislature for Its
| approval or rejection as a whole, without
power of alteration or amendment, aud ii
approved by majority vote of the members
elected to each House, it shall become the
charter of such city and the organic law
thereof, and shall supersede any existing
charter, and any amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such char
| ter. A copy of such charter, certified by the
Mayor, or chiefexecutive officer ,and anthem
ticated by the. seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, snd its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicate. an DEPOSITED, one in
| the Office OF The Secretary of State, and the
other, after being recorded in said Recor-
der's office, shall be deposited in the arch.
ives of the city; and thereafter all Courts
shall take judicial notice of said charter.
| The charter so ratified may be amended, at
| intervals OF not less than two years, by pro.
posals therefor, submitted by the legislative
| authority of the city to the qualir ed electors
thereof, at general or special election
held at least sixty days after the publication
OF such proposals and ratified by at least
three-ffths of the qualified electors voting
| thereat, and approved by the Legislature as
herein provided for the approval of the
charter. 1r submitting any such charter. or
amendment thereto, any alternative article
Or proposition may be presented for the
| choice of the voters. and may be voted on
sSphfhtcly WltuOuG preluulce 10 OInerS.
Now. therefore, pursuant to the provisions
OF the Constitution, and an Act of the Leg
| islature, entitled "An Act to provide for the
submission OF certain proposed amend
ments to the Constitution OF the State, here.
matter named, and which have been pro-
posed and adopted by the Legislature OF the
State OF California. at the session beginning
on January third, eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven. to the qualified voters Of said
State, at a special election to be called by
the Governor for the twelfth day of April.
eighteen hundred and eighty -seven," ap.
proved March 18th, 1857, the said amend.
ments are submitted to be separately voted
up n, BY ballot, by the qualified electors OF
the State, on
| TUESDAY. APRIL IL, 1887.
designated:
Amendment Number One."
| amendment Number Two"
Amendment Number Three"
And will, If adopted, be respectively des
| ignated amendments numbers four Ave
| and six, In the order of their submissjon,